Bug#790524: src:gmt: takes over files from several unrelated packages (was: Re: gmt: libgenome-perl in sid already provides /usr/bin/gmt)

[Sebastiaan Couwenberg]

Control: forwarded -1 https://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/issues/723

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for the comprehensive followup.

I've uploaded a new revision of gmt to experimental that addresses some
of the issues.

On 06/30/2015 02:16 AM, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> * libgenome-perl
> 
>   Filelist libgenome-perl vs. gmt:
> 
>   usr/bin/gmt
> 
>   Filelist libgenome-perl vs. gmt-common:
> 
>   usr/share/man/man1/gmt.1.gz

This is the most serious conflict to resolve. I've contacted the
libgenome-perl maintainers [1], but I've not received a reply yet.

I've put debian-med@ in the CC as they seem the most interested in the
libgenome-perl package. Please share your opinion on this conflict.

I've also contacted the GMT upstream developers to raise the issue of
these conflicts between GMT 5 and other projects. [2]

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-gis/2015/06/msg00119.html
[2] https://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/issues/723

> * libpsl-dev
>
>   [...]
>
>   Filelist libpsl-dev vs. libgmt-dev:
>
>   usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpsl.so

The libpsl & gmt packages use different a SONAME. To ensure dependencies
on the GMT libpsl it's bundled with libgmt in the libgmt5 package.

To resolve the conflict I'm considering renaming the GMT libpsl to
libgmt-psl.

I've CC'ed the libpsl maintainers, and I would like to ask your opinion
on this conflict too.

> * turnin-ng
> 
>   [...]
> 
>   Filelist turnin-ng vs. gmt-common:
> 
>   usr/share/man/man1/project.1.g
> 
> * pslib-dev
> 
>   [...]
> 
>   Filelist pslib-dev vs. gmt-common:
> 
>   usr/share/man/man3/pslib.3.gz

These man page issues should be resolved with the Conflicts that were
added in gmt (5.1.2+dfsg1-1~exp5).

Kind Regards,

Bas

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